Overview

Overview

Instruction organized around active student construction of conceptual and mathematical models in an interactive learning community.

Type of Method

Instructional strategy

Level

Designed for:
Teacher Professional Development, High School, Intro College Calculus-based, Intro College Algebra-based, Intro College Conceptual, High School Chemistry
Can be adapted for: Teacher Prep Course, Intermediate, Upper-level Undergraduate, Graduate School, any science or mathematics course

High,
Training and practice (a Modeling Workshop) are required to implement this method effectively as the learning environment is discourse-rich and this discourse must be encouraged and managed effectively.

Based on research into:
theories of how students learnDemonstrated to improve:
conceptual understanding,
problem-solving skillsStudied using:
student interviews,
classroom observations,
research at multiple institutions,
research by multiple groups